Could someone give me some tips that they have done that worked for passing aircare? I've heard about the running the car on the highway, but for how long? I also heard about putting water in the exhaust but when?
Please share what you have done that worked. TIA
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methyl hydrate in a tank of gas. Give it a good hard one hour run on the highway. Try the air scare in scurrey.
Ill be home in three weeks if you need help otherwise.
you should be fine.
get a tune up
methyl hydrate in a tank of gas.
How does this work? Is methyl hydrate at the gas station?
sorry for my dumb questions but I really don't know what to do or what it means... imma girly gurl. ;)
you pour the stuff in your tank like your putting gas in. Should be at a gas station or any auto parts store.
So, I need to buy a filter and methyl hydrate? How much methyl do I pour into the gas sprout? How in the heck do I pour it into the gas tank?
I don't think that my car will fail but I just want to be on the safe side. Lately, it's been spitting out blue smoke. YUCK! Anybody know if this is serious? I googled it but it's just too confusing to read.
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Gurly girl should wear miniskirt and show some cleavage, especially when it's mechanic time, and evrything should just work fine...
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except when you get a girl doing the aircare. lol
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usually the whole bottle. you just pour it in like you would put gas in the car.
does the blue smoke smell?
Michel wrote:
Gurly girl should wear miniskirt and show some cleavage, especially when it's mechanic time, and evrything should just work fine...
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I'm shivering at the thought of me wearing that. *shivers some more*
sometimes the blue smoke smell.
are you sure we pour in the whole bottle of it? How much gas do I need in the car? I don't want to overload.
You can get methyl hydrate at the drug store too.
I'm not too much of an expert on car stuff purelife....but perhaps an oil change first also. If you're puffing out blue smoke, the oil valve seal could need replacing.
Ok, I need Russ to tell me how much of this methyl stuff I put into the car and to how much gas I need.
I'll have my mechanic look at the valves soon... Thanks PC and everyone else. :)
Just call Russ and get him to come to your place. I'm sure he can help you out there, purelife. My aunt, she has this banged up old car but she swears that the one at BCIT is the best because they let you off easy. She went to the one on Main Street and they failed her so she went to the BCIT and they passed her.
You'll be glad to know that they're talking about taking AirCare off sometime in the future.
[H1]I see blue smoke in my exhaust when I start my engine. Is this anything I should worry about?[/H1] Yes, because your engine is burning oil. That, in turn, means your engine has worn valve guides, piston rings An engine that burns a lot of oil (more than a quart in 500 miles) is an engine that needs to be overhauled. Normal oil consumption should be a quart or less in 1500 miles. Most newer engines consume less than half a quart of oil between oil changes (every 3000 miles). So if your engine is burning oil, it's essentially worn out and needs to be repaired.
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purelife - I hope you don't mind but I asked the crowd at DATW about passing AirCare. Seems like an interesting topic. Anyways, ignore the rantings by HomoDave and Ralph Klein... there's some decent suggestions.
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Thank you Lise. I really appreciate that. *bless* I didn't even think about posting there. That was very thoughtful and nice of you. :)))
I should take some time off to visit my mechanic soon to have him check out the cause of the blue smoke. It's odd that it doesn't happen all the time though.
Thanks 49er for posting up that link. That helps me with the terminology to use with my Mechanic. Do you (or anyone else) know if those are expensive to fix? The vavles and rings?
Ah geez..... sorry, purelife but when I went to check on the link it's full of *cough cough*. I'm sad to say that it's gone downhill. Well, at least the first page has some good tips.
It's okay Lise. That's to expect over at DATW.
purelife wrote:
I should take some time off to visit my mechanic soon to have him check out the cause of the blue smoke. It's odd that it doesn't happen all the time though.
Thanks 49er for posting up that link. That helps me with the terminology to use with my Mechanic. Do you (or anyone else) know if those are expensive to fix? The vavles and rings?
It usually a good idea to have a guy w/ you when you take your car in to the mechanic.......the valves and rings are inside the engine block, so it's going to be expensive. One way of finding out is call the local car dealer and ask for the service dept. They can give you an estimated cost (on the high side)